TheHero and the {{Villain}} face off in battle. They both pull their weapons and [[SingleStrokeBattle charge at each other]]. After the first blow we see a shot of the floor beneath one of the combatants. A stream of blood trickles down. This is a common way to show that the battle is serious and one of the characters is injured. Often the next shot will be of the injured party touching their wound and saying "I'm bleeding?" A common trope in any show that involves a lot of bleeding. Sometimes a BloodUpgrade results from this.

Got jack all to do with [[Film/FirstBlood the first installment of the same name]] in the ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' franchise, or the sequel, ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''.

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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]* This is common in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', especially Ichigo's battles.* The final fight of the final episode of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' had this for both combatants.* [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Saito vs. Shishio]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T84IRT0ZuN8#t=3m52s Gatotsu Zero Style!]]* ''Manga/ElfenLied'' at the beginning of the Lucy vs. Nana fight.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comics]]* In an old issue of SpiderMan, Peter slugs Comicbook/{{Venom}} in the face after being abandoned on a deserted island with his enemy. Venom actually [[BloodFromTheMouth bleeds]] and tells Spidey that he has "first blood".[[/folder]]

[[folder:Film]]* ''Film/TheMarkOfZorro'':-->'''Don Diego:''' ''I needed that scratch to awaken me.''* Instead of finding horror in this, Creator/BruceLee gathers [[BloodUpgrade berserk strength]] by touching the wound licking his own blood off his fingers.* Played for laughs in ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist''. When The ChosenOne and Wimp Lo's fight is stopped, Wimp Lo declares "he is bleeding, making him the victor."* Most ErrolFlynn swashbucklers had moments like this.* In ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'', after Neo stops a slew bullets, the Mooks whip out swords and start fighting Neo. After Neo performs a BareHandedBladeBlock, a drop of blood goes from his hand to the floor, causing the Merovengian to say "You see? He's just a man!" Cue Neo trashing all of Merovengian's Mooks within minutes.* In ''RockyIV'', after a long fight, Rocky lands a good punch, causing Draco to bleed for the first time, showing Draco is not invincible.* In ''Film/TheGreatRace'', the great sword fight had a moment like this.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]* In Creator/JamesSwallow's TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Literature/BloodAngels novel ''Deus Sanguinius'', it is a great shock to Arkio's forces when in [[CombatByChampion his duel with Rafen]], Rafen draws first blood. Especially to Sachiel, who realizes that the blood is tainted, and so Arkio must be.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live Action TV]]* In ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' in the episode Out Of Gas it opens with a deserted ship and Mal staggering through the hold and falling to the ground. We only find out he's wounded when we see blood dripping through the deck underneath him.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]* This is the name of a {{gimmick match|es}} type in professional wrestling, in which the first person to bleed is declared the loser. This ruling makes them potentially less brutal than basic matches can become, since they usually continue whether someone bleeds or not. In fact, a common practice that is a subversion of the usual is for the {{face}} to succeed in drawing first blood only for the {{heel}} to hide it from the [[EasilyDistractedReferee referee]] to avoid losing.* Wrestling/{{TNA}} has a variation called "Sadistic Madness", where pin falls, submissions and such can only end the match after the recipient bleeds.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Real Life]]* Kids in the united states of America have a game called "bloody knuckles", where two of them [[PunchParry punch each other in the fist]], the loser being the first one to bleed from their knuckles.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sports]]* In some fencing matches, the first person to draw blood is declared victor and the match ends.** The epee was created in response to laws that duels be to first blood instead of to the death, removing the sharp tip. Instead they had three prongs to gouge out a chunk of flesh. They did still want it to be obvious when someone was struck.** Other matches require that the blood be drawn from the torso to count as victory.* Unlike predecessors such as boxing, kick boxing and even professional wrestling, mixed martial arts bouts tend to be lost by anyone unfortunate enough to be split open. Some leagues cite heightened awareness of blood borne diseases.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]* The MagicTheGathering card [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=21150 Sadistic Glee]] has a memorable line... "First blood isn't as important as last blood..."[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]* In the big knife fight of VideoGame/ResidentEvil4, Krauser's first blow gives Leon a shallow cut on his cheek, which stays for the rest of the game.* [[ActionMom Emma]] of ''VideoGame/TheLastRemnant'' inflicts this to [[spoiler: [[BigBad The Conqueror]] during her last stand in Athlum.]]* In ''{{VideoGame/Ico}}'', [[spoiler: Ico loses one of his horns at the start of his final battle with the Queen, resulting in a gout of red blood spurting from his head. He loses the other at the conclusion of the fight]].[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Original]]* Literature/{{Noka}} is slashed by [[NiceGuy Abel]] of all people, and with a sharpened stick that was ripped from a bed frame.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' episode "Bloodsport", after the hunter Stalker captures Terry's brother to lure him, Terry immediately knocks him down to the floor, causing him to bleed, which Stalker replies by saying Terry has drawn first blood.[[/folder]]----